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Christan Bosley has been promoted to the position of president and broker of record of Bosley Real Estate in Toronto.

“Christan will become the fi rst woman and fourth family member to hold this title over our 92-year history,” said Thomas Bosley, chairman of Bosley Real Estate, in a note to clients and colleagues. “Many of you have witnessed the evolution of Christan’s career fi rsthand, beginning when she was 12-yearsold, from a fi ling clerk in accounting, to front desk administration, from an extremely successful sales career to branch manager, and fi nally to general manager.

She has “dealt not only with a family move but our forthcoming corporate move and thanks to her vigilance and persistence the Vanderhoof building and indeed Bosley Real Estate will soon become the game changer of our industry,” says Thomas Bosley.

CHRISTAN BOSLEY

If you are a fan of the TV series Suits, when it’s safe you may want to pay a visit to the Coldwell Banker RMR headquarters in Whitby, Ont. After the show wrapped its fi nal season, a couple of auctions were held to sell off props and other material from the hit series.

Ralph Roberto and Joe Bolahood from Coldwell Banker RMR attended the auctions and came away with several interesting artifacts, including Lewis Litt’s shoes.

They also purchased set décor items including a boat propeller, a leather briefcase, glass doors from the offi ce set, more than 3,000 square feet of carpet fl oor tiles, a silver oak board room table, Harvey Spector’s vest and numerous other building materials that have since been used in the new Whitby headquarters.

Re/Max Blue Chip Realty has purchased naming rights for the former BMO Sports Lounge at the Gallagher Centre in Yorkton, Sask. It’s now the Re/Max Sports Lounge, with Re/Max Blue Chip Realty owning the naming rights for the facility for the next fi ve years.

“Re/Max sees the Gallagher Centre as a shining star of our community, and our company is very excited to be able to support that facility with this sponsorship,” says Robert Kozak, broker and owner with Re/Max Blue Chip Realty in Yorkton. “I, like so many people in our community, have used these facilities all my life,” he says. The centre includes a hockey arena, a curling rink, a water park, agricultural facilities, meeting and convention venues and more.

“We are very happy to have a new partner in supporting our lounge facility, one of the key elements of the Gallagher Centre,” said Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney. “The lounge serves many of the groups involved in our facilities, and we welcome Re/ Max as a new city partner in helping us to continue providing top-notch facilities to our residents.” The value of the support is for $13,500 over fi ve years.

Century 21 Heritage House has opened a new offi ce in Brantford, Ont.

This is the company’s 10th location in Southwestern Ontario. It currently has 28 agents.

“Our goal has always been to grow our business along the 401 and 403 corridors of Southwestern Ontario. This was a great move for us, and we look forward to growing signifi cantly in the next three years,” says broker Anthony Montanaro. Century 21 Heritage House has a total of 170 agents. Its headquarters is in Woodstock, with branch offi ces in Ingersoll, Tillsonburg, Stratford, Guelph, Seaforth, Mount Forest, Brantford and two in Kitchener.

ANTHONY MONTANARO

Manny Munir and his team have joined the Century 21 network and opened Century 21 Grand Realty in Brantford. Munir has been in real estate for 20 years, 15 of which have been spent with C21. The recent opportunity to acquire a franchise seemed like the obvious next step in his career, the company says. The offi ce, at 14 Borden St., has 14 sales reps and six administrative staff.

MANNY MUNIR

Century 21 Assurance Realty in Kelowna, B.C. recently appointed Dean Desrosiers as associate broker. The company says Desrosiers is “a highly knowledgeable Okanagan Realtor and broker who has been a leading performer for many years.” He has served on the board of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board since 2018 and is currently vice president of the board.

“Dean’s positive leadership, Okanagan knowledge, coaching skills and business development talent will add even more value to our Realtors, their clients and our brokerage,” says Max Carbone, co-owner of Century 21 Assurance.

Prior to his real estate career, Desrosiers was a sales, marketing and business development executive. He also coaches and conducts training seminars on a regular basis for Realtors and real estate investors across the Okanagan.

DEAN DESROSIERS